Wishing Line

In the shadow of Modigliani
 The German punkers lie
 Each with a dog, on a bit of string
 And filling half the sky
 The Koln Cathedral offers calm
 And quiet expectations
 And then Elvis lit a candle on my day of revelations
 Threw out a wish on a long piece of string
 Felt a gentle tug and then pulled it in
 Kept it in my hand 'til I reached the ground
 Climbed up, brought it down on Ascension day
 Didn't know how many steps, enough to make me sweat
 I pressed my face against the screen
 To be closer to the wind
 The climb left stone, for iron stairs
 That ended shart of heaven
 And it seemed the perfect place for prayer
 On the day of my ascension
 Threw out a wish on a long piece of string
 Felt a gentle tug and then pulled it in, pulled it in
 Kept it in my hand 'til I reached the ground
 Climbed up, brought it down on Ascension day, Ascension day
 Drifted through a door
 To a room reserved for prayer
 Grateful for the silence
 I turned my thoughts to you
 And they landed on your body
 As they very often do
 Wingtips fanned and stretched
 For the guilding on the dome
 I lit a prayer on borrowed flame
 And sent my love back home, home
 Threw out a wish on a long piece of string
 Felt a gentle tug and then pulled it in, pulled it in
 Kept it in my hand 'til I reached the ground
 Climbed up, brought it down
 Threw out a wish on a long piece of string
 Felt a gentle tug and then pulled it in
 Kept it in my hand 'til I reached the ground
 Climbed up, brought it down on Ascension day
 Ascension day
 Ascension day
 Hey lee-ayy-yaay